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Public Schools Increased Spending to $23,000 Per Student, Ballooned Reserves While Enrollment Declined
Harrisburg, Pa., May 15, 2025 — Pennsylvania school districts increased overall revenue collected in 2023–24 to $23,000 per student, while expanding general fund reserves to $7.4 billion, according to new…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on RGGI
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Senate Education Committee Approves Bipartisan PASS Scholarships, Offering Lifeline to Students in Need
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New Report: Gig-Workers Prefer Flexibility of Portable Benefits
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Low Expectations
Is it true that schools with high concentrations of low-income students face unique challenges? Yes. Should poverty, along with several other social problems, be understood as a factor that influences…
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Harmed by “Hold Harmless”
There are few more egregious examples of political doublespeak than Pennsylvania’s “hold harmless” provision for state education funding. Hold harmless guarantees each school district receives no fewer state education dollars…
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After the Pa Society party, the pension hangover still awaits: Analysis
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Our View: A pleasant surprise for job creation
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Picking winners & losers: Stop the idiocy
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Pa. businesses that get government grants should be held accountable
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Mary’s Law: Protecting Teachers and Taxpayers
“Mary’s Law,” new legislation that will soon be introduced by State Senators John Eichelberger and Gene Yaw—along with 10 other senators—would end the taxpayer-funded collection of political money. Update:…
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Government Falls Short in Subsidizing Job Creation
“Incomplete, misleading, and unreliable”—that is how an Auditor General report described Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of your…
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Unions will see if bets on Wolf pay off
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Liquor privatization debate poised to resurface in PA House
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Audit: PA handed out $93 million to businesses that missed job projections
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Pennsylvania state agency failed to live up to promises of job creation, audit says
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Audio: Could Charter Conversion be in York City’s Future?
York City School District—financially distressed and second-to-last in the state in student achievement—may be in for some much-needed change in the coming weeks. After two years of…
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Change is definitely coming to the governor’s mansion. But what will it look like?
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Teachers’ Unions: The common roadblock to reform
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They’re Complaining Because We’re Convincing
This morning’s Harrisburg Patriot-News includes an item that gives unfortunate credence to tired and lame allegations made by critics who are upset with CF’s effectiveness about our research…
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More Choice on the way to Philadelphia?
Tens of thousands of Philadelphia students languishing on charter waiting lists have reason to hope. For the first time in seven years, the School…
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Raising taxes is the wrong way to fix Pa.’s financial problem: PennLive letters
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